abdominal

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English

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Etymology

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First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen.[1] Equivalent to abdomin- +‎ -al. Compare French abdominal.

Pronunciation

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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧dom‧i‧nal

Adjective

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abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)

  1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.][2]
    abdominal muscles
    abdominal cavity
  2. (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.][2]
  3. (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19th century.][2]
  4. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

Synonyms

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  • (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

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Noun

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abdominal (plural abdominals)

  1. (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
  2. (colloquial) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.][2]

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References

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  1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdominal”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

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abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)

  1. abdominal
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French

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Etymology

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From New Latin abdōminālis.

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abdominal (feminine abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal; of the abdomen

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German

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Etymology

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From New Latin abdōminālis.

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abdominal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular abdominaler, not comparable)

  1. abdominal

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Ultimately derived from New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ab.dɔˈmi.nal/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -nal
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

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abdominal

  1. abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)

Interlingua

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Adjective

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abdominal (not comparable)

  1. abdominal
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From New Latin abdōminālis (abdominal), from Latin abdōmen (belly, abdomen; gluttony) (with the suffix -ālis (forms adjectives), from Proto-Indo-European *-li-, possibly from *h₂el- (to grow, nourish)), possibly from both abdō (I hide, conceal), from ab- (from, away, off), from ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) (+ the ending *dō (put), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to do, put, place)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).

Equivalent to abdomen +‎ -al, first part from Latin abdōmen (belly, abdomen; gluttony), possibly from both abdō (I hide, conceal), from ab- (from, away, off), from ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) (+ the ending *dō (put), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (to do, put, place)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns). Last part from French -al (-al), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abdɔmɪˈnɑːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

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abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)
    • 2015 February 18, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening):
      mannen [hadde] et påfallende rundt ansikt, abdominal fedme og tynne ekstremiteter
      the man [had] a striking round face, abdominal obesity and thin extremities
    abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk
    abdominal support belt for hernia
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bi.do.miˈnaw/ [a.bi.do.miˈnaʊ̯], /ab.do.miˈnaw/ [ab.do.miˈnaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ab.do.miˈnaw/ [ab.do.miˈnaʊ̯], /a.bi.do.miˈnaw/ [a.bi.do.miˈnaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bdu.miˈnal/ [ɐ.βðu.miˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bdu.miˈna.li/ [ɐ.βðu.miˈna.li]

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

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abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Noun

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abdominal m (plural abdominais)

  1. sit-up
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French abdominal.

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abdominal m or n (feminine singular abdominală, masculine plural abdominali, feminine and neuter plural abdominale)

  1. abdominal

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abdomiˈnal/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.miˈnal]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

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abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal

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Noun

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abdominal m (plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal muscle
  2. sit-up
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Swedish

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Etymology

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abdomen +‎ -al

Adjective

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abdominal (not comparable)

  1. abdominal

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Inflection of abdominal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular abdominal
Neuter singular abdominalt
Plural abdominala
Masculine plural3 abdominale
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 abdominale
All abdominala
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish abdominal.

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abdominál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜎ᜔)

  1. abdominal

Further reading

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  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2